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Stevens Point-Plover, WI
presidential margin
2008D+27.92012D+13.92016D+3.22020D+2.82024D+1.2
full record · 1892 → 2024
D+1.2
2024
median income$76,070U.S. $80,734 · WI $77,485
median age38.0U.S. 39.1 · WI 40.5
poverty rate10.1%U.S. 12.5% · WI 10.6%
bachelor’s+ (25+)34.0%U.S. 35.6% · WI 33.5%
non-english4.8%U.S. 22.3% · WI 9.1%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German37.5%
Polish27.8%
Irish10.9%
Mexican2.9%
Puerto Rican0.2%
Cuban0.2%
Hmong1.9%
Asian Indian0.2%
Vietnamese0.2%
religion
other traditions
Mainline7.4%
Other Christian0.7%
Latter-day Saints0.6%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents, unaffiliated is the unclaimed remainder.

Stevens Point-Plover, WI, Wisconsin

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Stevens Point-Plover, WIHarrisD+1.2
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2024 presidential margin by county for Stevens Point-Plover, WI, WIA map of the single county of Stevens Point-Plover, WI, WI, outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Portage County, WI · D+1.2
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic49.7%21,503
Donald TrumpRepublican48.5%20,987
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.No1.8%768
D+60
R+60
A single county, filled by its 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover it for the full result.
County-level results (1 county) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Stevens Point-Plover, WI, WI — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Portage County, WIDemocraticD+1.2
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
49.7%Harris21,503
48.5%Trump20,987
1.8%Kennedy768
+1.2%
43,258
D
50.3%Biden20,428
47.5%Trump19,299
2.2%Jorgensen876
+2.8%
40,603
D
48.0%Clinton18,529
44.8%Trump17,305
7.1%Johnson2,755
+3.2%
38,589
D
56.1%Obama22,075
42.2%Romney16,615
1.6%Scattering647
+13.9%
39,337
D
63.0%Obama24,817
35.0%McCain13,810
2.0%Nader795
+27.9%
39,422
D
56.1%Kerry21,861
42.5%Bush16,546
1.4%Nader554
+13.6%
38,961
D
53.1%Gore17,942
39.1%Bush13,214
7.7%Nader2,604
+14.0%
33,760
D
53.1%Clinton15,901
32.2%Dole9,631
14.7%Perot4,396
+21.0%
29,928
D
46.1%Clinton15,553
32.4%Bush10,914
21.5%Perot7,249
+13.8%
33,716
D
57.2%Dukakis16,317
42.3%Bush12,057
0.6%Scattering161
+14.9%
28,535
D
51.1%Mondale14,399
48.3%Reagan13,605
0.6%Bergland175
+2.8%
28,179
D
53.6%Carter16,443
34.1%Reagan10,465
12.4%Anderson3,794
+19.5%
30,702
D
60.6%Carter15,912
36.3%Ford9,520
3.1%McCarthy805
+24.4%
26,237
D
58.1%McGovern13,564
40.0%Nixon9,346
1.8%Schmitz431
+18.1%
23,341
D
58.5%Humphrey10,014
36.1%Nixon6,180
5.4%Wallace927
+22.4%
17,121
D
72.1%Johnson11,887
27.8%Goldwater4,579
0.2%Hass32
+44.3%
16,498
D
62.0%Kennedy10,516
37.9%Nixon6,436
0.1%Byrd20
+24.0%
16,972
R
45.6%Stevenson7,010
54.1%Eisenhower8,320
0.4%Andrews56
−8.5%
15,386
R
46.9%Stevenson7,537
52.8%Eisenhower8,499
0.3%Hallinan51
−6.0%
16,087
D
59.1%Truman8,154
39.3%Dewey5,424
1.5%Thurmond213
+19.8%
13,791
D
61.4%Roosevelt8,678
38.3%Dewey5,405
0.3%Thomas42
+23.2%
14,125
D
63.8%Roosevelt10,148
35.6%Willkie5,670
0.6%Thomas94
+28.1%
15,912
D
71.2%Roosevelt10,576
26.7%Landon3,969
2.0%Lemke299
+44.5%
14,844
D
71.7%Roosevelt9,195
26.8%Hoover3,434
1.5%Thomas191
+44.9%
12,820
D
56.4%Smith6,764
43.0%Hoover5,161
0.6%Thomas70
+13.4%
11,995
O
19.6%Davis2,010
27.8%Coolidge2,854
52.7%La Follette5,416
La Follette +24.9
10,280
R
31.4%Cox2,656
65.4%Harding5,527
3.2%Debs269
−34.0%
8,452
D
53.0%Wilson3,000
44.5%Hughes2,520
2.5%Benson140
+8.5%
5,660
D
43.3%Wilson2,301
36.4%Taft1,932
20.3%Roosevelt1,079
+6.9%
5,312
R
40.8%Bryan2,362
56.4%Taft3,269
2.8%Debs163
−15.7%
5,794
R
36.5%Parker2,168
61.1%Roosevelt3,633
2.5%Debs146
−24.6%
5,947
R
43.8%Bryan2,633
54.6%McKinley3,285
1.6%Woolley98
−10.8%
6,016
R
44.0%Bryan2,890
53.8%McKinley3,537
2.2%Palmer146
−9.8%
6,573
D
50.2%Cleveland2,570
44.8%Harrison2,291
5.0%Weaver258
+5.5%
5,119
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +1.2% in 2024.flipped D · 1960+1.2%DR18922024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+5.5%
1896−9.8%
1900−10.8%
1904−24.6%
1908−15.7%
1912+6.9%
1916+8.5%
1920−34.0%
1924−8.2%
1928+13.4%
1932+44.9%
1936+44.5%
1940+28.1%
1944+23.2%
1948+19.8%
1952−6.0%
1956−8.5%
1960+24.0%
1964+44.3%
1968+22.4%
1972+18.1%
1976+24.4%
1980+19.5%
1984+2.8%
1988+14.9%
1992+13.8%
1996+21.0%
2000+14.0%
2004+13.6%
2008+27.9%
2012+13.9%
2016+3.2%
2020+2.8%
2024+1.2%
DemocraticRepublican

Home to UW–Stevens Point, this Portage County metro sits in Wisconsin's competitive central corridor, where a sizable student and paper-industry workforce population has historically kept countywide margins within single digits.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 44.9 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 34.0 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 1.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 1.2 points.

A population of 70,832, a 89% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $76,070 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Winona, MN and Oshkosh-Neenah, WI.

Political twins — metros

The metros whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Winona, MN
90.9twin score
2004–2020 trajectory≠ Norwegian ancestry
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI
89.0twin score
2008–2024 trajectoryelasticity≠ Polish ancestry
Baraboo, WI
86.5twin score
2008–2024 trajectory≠ Polish ancestry

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Stevens Point-Plover, WI, Wisconsin vote in 2024?
In 2024, Stevens Point-Plover, WI, Wisconsin voted Democratic by 1.2 points (D+1.2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 43,258 votes cast, 21,503 went Democratic and 20,987 went Republican.
When did Stevens Point-Plover, WI, Wisconsin last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Stevens Point-Plover, WI, Wisconsin voted Republican was 1956.
How many people live in Stevens Point-Plover, WI, Wisconsin?
Stevens Point-Plover, WI, Wisconsin has a population of 70,832 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Stevens Point-Plover, WI, Wisconsin?
Median household income in Stevens Point-Plover, WI, Wisconsin is $76,070 — below the national median of $80,734. The Wisconsin state median is $77,485.
What is the political history of Stevens Point-Plover, WI, Wisconsin?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Stevens Point-Plover, WI, Wisconsin from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 26 went Democratic and 7 went Republican.